Tianjin's 'pitiful' 5A scenic spot, once on par with Mount Tai

In Tianjin, there is such a mountain. It was once on par with Mount Tai, but now few people know about it! Curious friends might ask, where exactly is this mountain in Tianjin? And what different scenery does it offer? With these questions and curiosity, today let's talk about Panshan Mountain in Tianjin. Although when it comes to Panshan Mountain, many tourists from other places may feel unfamiliar with it. However, it was once comparable to Mount Tai. Panshan is located on the west side of Jixian County and is a famous mountain in the Beijing-Tianjin area. The mountain is known for its strange pines, peculiar rocks, and flowing water, and as the altitude changes, three layers of scenery appear in succession, creating the famous 'three terraces' spectacle. Also, because it stands to the east of Beijing, it is known as the 'Number One Mountain East of Beijing.' The mountain was formerly known as Wuzhong, Xuwu, Sizheng, and Panlong. It is said that at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the renowned scholar Tian Chou, who refused the Emperor Xian's rewards and lived in seclusion here, hence the mountain was called Tian Panshan, or simply Panshan. Due to its beautiful scenery, it attracted Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty to tour Panshan 32 times, and he even expressed his regret with the words, 'Had I known about Panshan, I would not have needed to go to the south of the Yangtze River.'